Welcome to The People Pod

Attract. Select. Retain.

 
At The People Pod, we do exactly what it says on the tin…Attract | Select | Retain | The People Pod
 

We offer recruitment services across the UK, specialising in any discipline within retail, sales and customer service. 

Ex-industry professionals ourselves, we have extensive background knowledge in retail and FMCG sectors. 

Our Recruitment Specialists are experts in supporting high growth organisations to achieve greater performance by attracting, selecting and retaining the highest calibre candidates in the market.

Don’t just take our word for it…

 
From single placements to high volume recruitment solutions, we deliver results!  We do this, through firstly understanding your business and its culture, then by offering a hassle-free process with clear and concise communication throughout.
 
The People Pod’s candidate attraction techniques ensure that we always present the best candidates from our impressive talent pool.  We continually aim to challenge the outdated recruitment methodologies, and our specialist recruitment account managers go the extra mile to find the best talent through headhunting, strong recommendations and powerful online and offline advertising campaigns.  We take the time to understand our markets and uncover our candidates’ aspirations to ensure we always find the perfect career opportunity and culture fit.
 
Additionally, we provide a range of tools to keep our candidates and clients up-to-date with the latest market trends and industry news in both retail and FMCG sectors >>
 
Our values are extremely important to us and our culture is one which is based around commitment, fun, passion, enthusiasm and most importantly hard work. We enjoy working with likeminded people who live and breathe these values!
 
So, whether you are a candidate looking for that perfect job, or a potential client seeking tomorrows’ leaders - today, at The People Pod, we talk your language!
 
     
 
 
Sun, 13th November 2011
Retail round up - the Sunday papers
Tamara Mellon set to quit Jimmy Choo, Ding-dong! Avon Man calling, Retail giants battle over Croydon site, Shoppers focus on price discounts, Rag trader bags £15m, Reality check for Burberry, Cost of Christmas turkey soars 25%, Report reveals how staff are clueless about returns law, Cost of M&S Paris store rivals London

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Fri, 11th November 2011
The Hut will retain Channel Islands base despite VAT loophole closure
Online retail group The Hut will retain its Channel Islands base despite the Government revealing it will close the VAT loophole that has allowed it and other retailers including HMV, Asda and Play.com to sell products VAT-free into the UK.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Waitrose reports a 10.1% rise in Q3 sales
Waitrose has reported an 8.2% rise in sales year-on-year last week and a 10.1% increase in third quarter sales as it reaps the benefits of its biggest ever value campaign.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Ebay submits Mobile Manifesto to government
Online retailer Ebay has submitted a Mobile Manifesto to government setting out what industry and policymakers need to do to help the UK's mobile-powered economy to grow.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Asda, Debenhams, M&S and other retailers to create 2,000 festive jobs in Northern Ireland
2,000 extra staff will be recruited for the festive season by retailers including Asda, Debenhams, Marks and Spencer, Next, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Toys R Us

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Asda, Debenhams, M&S and other major retailers to create 2,000 festive jobs in Northern Ireland
2,000 extra staff will be recruited for the festive season by retailers including Asda, Debenhams, Marks and Spencer, Next, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Toys R Us

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Land Securities hails lock-in events a success
Landlord Land Securities has run a series of lock-in events targeting cash-strapped customers across the country.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Sainsbury's to open its first standalone pharmacy in a hospital
Sainsbury's is to open its first pharmacy in a hospital. The supermarket has been chosen by South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to provide an outpatient dispensing operation at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Booksellers Association calls for an end to charity bookshop concessions
The Booksellers Association is calling for an end to the tax and business rate concessions offered to charity bookshops as it believes they give unjust competitive advantage over other bookshops.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
John Lewis Christmas ad unveiled
John Lewis managing director Andy Street remains upbeat on prospects for the festive season as he hailed the department stores Christmas ad, unveiled today, the retailers best yet.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Comment: Best practice advice to counter the snow threat
In December 2010, the snowfall that affected the entire UK for a prolonged period presented one of the sternest tests for our industry yet. By David J Smith

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Risk of retail insolvencies rising, property chief warns
The boss of property giant Land Securities has warned that more retailers are in danger of hitting the buffers as a result of tough trading conditions.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Ted Baker opens 'Tedbury Village' in Bluewater ahead of in-store Wi-Fi roll-out
Ted Baker has opened its Tedbury Village store in Bluewater today .

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Fri, 11th November 2011
John Lewis sales rise as customers get into the festive spirit
John Lewis saw a 4.4% rise in sales last week as its customers began preparing for Christmas.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
CILT appoints Tesco's Neil Ashworth as chairman
Neil Ashworth, Tesco.com's operations & development director, has been appointed as the new chairman of The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Price-matching drives weekly sales rise at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis department stores climbed 4.4% last week lifted by an outstanding fashion performance as the retailer price-matched a rivals promotion.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
UKs mobile economy needs support, says eBay
EBay has today submitted a Mobile Manifesto to the Government outlining what industry and policymakers must do to support the UKs growing mobile economy.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Bolland and King highlight changing shopper behaviour
M&S and Sainsburys aim to ensure consumer demand for quality and value is effectively met.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
MFI to relaunch online despite challenging trading environment
Furniture retailer MFI is to be reborn at the end of the month as an online retailer almost three years to the day after the company collapsed amid the punishing trading conditions of 2008.

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Fri, 11th November 2011
Drama dominates as Kesa sells Comet
Stores shares advanced across the board in a week dominated by dramatic corporate action and results from some of the industrys biggest names.

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